I went through two Odyssey PC 680 batteries. There was something about the charging system that just didnt make the Odyssey right from my KR application. Steve Bennet at Great Planes explained it to me but it was a couple years ago and I do not remember the specifics. Pretty sad, I am an electrical engineer and cant remember.
Jeff York Georgetown Scott County FAA airport of the year KR2 2010 KR Gathering People Choice and Best Interior 2011 Air Fest Best Experimental and Best Instrument panel ________________________________ From: Dave_A <dave.a.kr...@gmail.com> To: KRnet <kr...@mylist.net> Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2011 10:51 AM Subject: Re: KR> Battery Good to know.... The bike battery I'm looking at using is a sealed-AGM design, similar to the way 'certified' aviation batteries are constructed, ergo no acid leakage or water-adding issues... On 11/30/2011 7:56 PM, Jeff Scott wrote: > Dave, > > I have used a motorcycle battery to crank my O-200 in my KR since it was >new (14 1/2 years now). I can't recall the exact model right now, but it's a >very common one used in many of the bigger bikes, so is readily available at >all the discount autoparts stores. I typically get 6 - 7 years service per >battery. The down side is that I do have to add water occasionally and I get >some acid damage to the paint on the belly from the venting acids. > > I have a Odyssey PC-680 cranking the 160 hp O-320 in my home built >SuperCub. If it had fit without making major modifications, I would have >converted the KR to the Odyssey battery as well. I've only had the Cub flying >for a few months, but others using the Odyssey batteries in their RVs and >GlasAirs have several years of use on their batteries, so apparently they do >have at least a few years longevity. > > Jeff Scott > Los Alamos, NM > KR-2S N1213W > SuperCub N143W > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Dave_A > Sent: 11/30/11 07:18 AM > To: KRnet > Subject: KR> Battery > > What sort of battery is msot commonly used for a KR2? Will a sealed-AGM >motorcycle battery (say, a 14L-A2) work? Aircraft will have: EFIS NAV/COM& >OBS Transponder Lights Engine gauges Electric Start > _______________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html _______________________________________ Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to krnet-le...@mylist.net please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html
